Endace DAG 4.3S, User Manual

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EDM01.05-10r1 DAG 4.3S Card User Manual
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Revision 6. 22 September 2005.
Table of Contents
1.0 OVERVIEW....................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 User Manual Purpose ...................................................................................................... 1
1.2 DAG 4.3S Card Product Description .............................................................................. 2
1.3 DAG 4.3S Card Architecture .......................................................................................... 2
1.4 DAG Card Extended Functions ...................................................................................... 3
1.5 EMI Suppression Ferrite Fitting...................................................................................... 4
1.6 DAG 4.3S Card System Requirements ........................................................................... 4
2.0 INSTALLING DAG 4.3S CARD...................................................................................... 6
2.1 Installation of Operating System and Endace Software.................................................. 6
2.2 Insert DAG 4.3S Card into PC........................................................................................ 6
2.3 DAG 4.3S Card Port Connector...................................................................................... 7
2.4 Pluggable Optical Transceivers....................................................................................... 7
3.0 SETTING DAG 4.3S CARD OPTICAL POWER.......................................................... 9
3.1 DAG 4.3S Card Optical Power Input.............................................................................. 9
3.2 Splitter Losses ............................................................................................................... 10
4.0 CONFIDENCE TESTING.............................................................................................. 11
4.1 Interpreting DAG 4.3S Card LED Status...................................................................... 11
4.2 DAG 4.3S Card Capture Session .................................................................................. 13
4.3 Configuration in WYSYCC Style ................................................................................. 15
4.4 DAG 4.3S Card Configuration Options ........................................................................ 15
4.5 Inspect Link Data .......................................................................................................... 20
4.6 Reporting Problems....................................................................................................... 21
5.0 RUNNING DATA CAPTURE SOFTWARE................................................................ 23
5.1 Starting Capture Session ............................................................................................... 23
5.2 High Load Performance ................................................................................................ 25
5.3 DAG Card Packet Transmission Capabilities ............................................................... 27
5.3.1 DAG Packet Transmission...................................................................................... 27
5.3.2 Inline Forwarding.................................................................................................... 30
6.0 SYNCHRONIZING CLOCK TIME.............................................................................. 31
6.1 Configuration Tool Usage............................................................................................. 32
6.2 Time Synchronization Configurations .......................................................................... 32
6.2.1 Single Card no Reference Time Synchronization................................................... 33
6.2.2 Two Cards no Reference Time Synchronization .................................................... 33
6.2.3 Card with Reference Time Synchronization........................................................... 34
6.3 Synchronization Connector Pin-outs............................................................................. 35
7.0 DATA FORMATS OVERVIEW.................................................................................... 37
7.1 Data Formats ................................................................................................................. 37
7.2 Timestamps ................................................................................................................... 39